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Magnitude 4.6 EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA

Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 01:47:24 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time
  • Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 01:47:24 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, October 08, 2009 at 09:47:24 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 81.59N 119.40E
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region EAST OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
    Distances 870 km (540 miles) N of Nordvik, Russia
    1125 km (700 miles) N of Tiksi, Russia
    3795 km (2360 miles) NNE of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 16.6 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=25, Nph=25, Dmin=1783.5 km, Rmss=1.20 sec, Erho=16.6 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=126.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usmmh7

    Earthquake Location

     


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